George Herbert Walker, Jr.

Baseball Team Owner

Male

BornNov 24, 1905

DiedNov 29, 1977

George Herbert Walker, Jr., an American businessman and the uncle of President George H. W. Bush. He was an original owner of the New York Mets, a team which he co-founded in 1960 with Joan Whitney Payson. His father was George Herbert Walker, a wealthy American businessman. His mother was Lucretia "Loulie" (Wear) Walker (1874–1961). He married Mary Carter (20 November 1905 – 5 September 1998) on October 29, 1927.… Read More

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'Harris-Stowe State University on Tuesday named Albert Walker to succeed outgoing president Henry Givens Jr. Walker is the president of Bluefield State College in Bluefield, Va. Givens announced in April his plans to retire from Harris-Stowe after 32'

''Tis a pity, as what other '80s movie can boast of a soundtrack featuring the Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, Iggy Pop, The Crystals, Edwin Starr, Jr. Walker, Percy Sledge and Chicago's own Southside Johnny? Of course, the song that stands out'

'... and Stevie Wonder; "Same Ole Love" - Anita Baker," "I Get High" by Freda Payne, also in the movie "Soul Plane"; "Not the First Night" by Monica; "Freaking It" by Will Smith; "You Can't Turn Me Off" by High Inergy; "Walk In The Night" by Jr.Walker;'

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He married Mary Carter (20 November 1905 - 5 September 1998) on October 29, 1927.
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They had three children, one of whom was George Herbert Walker III, the former United States Ambassador to Hungary. He was an uncle to the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, to whom he was extremely close. "Uncle Herbie" helped sponsor Bush's entry into the oil business in the 1950s. Read Less

He became a member of the Skull and Bones society at Yale in 1927, as were his brother-in-law Prescott Sheldon Bush (S&B 1917); brothers Dr. John Mercer Walker, Sr. (S&B 1931) and Louis Walker (S&B 1936); and his nephew, the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush (S&B 1947); and Bush's son (therefore George's grand-nephew), the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush (S&B 1968)